Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 4 April 1902 — Page 2
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FRIDAY, Al'KIL -1. 1902
NOHLESVILLK will become a free delivery postollice in July, it being expected that the annual receipts will be over 5510,000 by that time.
DECENCY gained the day in Chicago Tuesday. Of thirty-six new aldermen elected twenty-eight were endorsed by the municipal voters' league as honest men.
Br assisting in the raising of the McKinley monument fund the community not only does homage to an illustrious name but at the same time honors itself.
THE manufacturers of the country are now Importing more than a million dollars' worth of material for their workshops every day in the year, and are exporting more than a million dollars' worth of their finished product each day.
IT is all well enough for our Democratic friends to talk about carrying the city and county but do they realize that before doing this somebody must be found who is willing to go on the tickets. At present it looks as if the draft would have to be resorted to.
THE selection of James R. Garfield, son of ex-President Garfield, as a mem ber of the civil service commission will be pleasing to the country, not alone beoause he is the sou of his father but but principally because he has gained a reputation in Ohio as a public spirited citizen, interested in genuine political reform. When ability goes hand in hand with an honored name the people like to see them both recognized.
IT seems to be as hard to get money out of Uncle Sam as some creditors we could all mention here at home. Indiana congressmen and state officials have been laboring assiduously for years getting a war claim of $700,000 adjudicated and now the comptroller as he allows the claim and certifies to its correctness throws cold water on the whole business by announcing that there is no money appropriated to pay it and congress will have to be appealed to again.
THK Democratic congressional committee have selected twenty-five districts in the country whoro they will ooncentrate their efforts in the endeavor to capture the next house of representatives. Hon. Charles B. Landis has been honored by their placing the Ninth Indiana district on this list. The Democrats realize that it would be greatly to their advantage to have him retired as he is one of the Republican bulwarks of the house and hia absence would greatly strengthen their cause.
Do not forget that advisory boards are to be elected this fall in each township to serve for four years. The men for these positions should be men of high standing in the community and of business ability. At least one man on each board should be experienced in accounting so that the reports of the trustees may have more than a mere formal examination. The advisory boards have the power of fixing the rate of taxation and of determining how the money shall be spent. If you want low taxes and economical expenditures look to the nomination of safe, conservative men for the advisory boards.
THE co-operative idea forges ahead with resistless force. Nearly everyone is familiar with the book lover's library, an organization which for a .small annual fee furnishes its patrons with all the new books. Some genius has now applied the same system to umbrellas and is going to make a fortune. He has organized companies to operate in all the large cities. The companies oiler for sale at a dollar a piece, small aluminum checks each good for one umbrella at any of the stations established at drug stores, cigar stands and hotels in all parts of the city. A man with a check virtually carries his umbrella in his vest pocket. Whenever a shower comes up he cashes his check as it were and when the clouds have rolled by he again deposits his umbrella, not necessarily at the same station but at the one nearest at hand.
CONGRESSMAN MIERS. one of the four Democratic congressmen from Indiana, is a useful man at Washington, popular with his colleagues in both parties and he is also a consummate politician. A few week ago seeing that competition for the Democratic nomination in his distriot would be pretty keen and that he had a good chance to be defeated, he surprised his com petitors and constituents by withdrawing from the race on the plea that be was too busy in Washington serving his country and trying to get Indiana limestone used In the new federal building at Indianapolis. The indications now are that Mr. Miers will be re-nominated in 6plte of his letter of withdrawal, which is doubtless whi^ that astute gentleman was hoping for when he took his pen in hand.
SOME one has galvanized new life into the interstate commerce commission. Perhaps it was the strenuous one. It would be just like Roosevelt to think that the interstate commerce law ought to be enforced and so thinking it would be just like him to stir up the commission to activity. At any rate whereas it once was dead it now lives and the railroads are experiencing the novelty of having large chunks of cold law deult out to them If Teddy doesn't look out he will leave the Democratic party without their favorite monopoly cry.
THE Philippine war has now reached a point where there is less shooting and bloodshed to the square mile than in Kentucky on a good average day.
ASK a Democrat his opinion on the defeat of Senator J. K. Jones, of Arkansas, and you can tell his views on the reorganization of the party.
JANUARY COURT EXPENSES.
Tbe Different Officials File Their Bills of Cost for the Term of Court Just Closed.
The various officials of the Montgomery circuit court have filed their reports of expenses for the January term ot court, which ended Saturday, and they have been allowed.
Sheriff McCullough's bill showed the following items: W. Wasson. riding bailiff $127.50 W. J. Phelps, state work 50.00 Sheriff unending court 102 00 Petit jury meals 19.50 Stationery, etc., court rootn 8.47 Stamps 5 50
Total ..*312.97
Mr. McCullough also reported $40 in fees incurred and accrued during the term.
County Clerk Dumont Kennedy submittad the following items of expense for the term: Court deputy 51 days... 8102.00 Postage and telephone 7.70 Making copy bar docket. lu.DO estate docket 10.50
Total 8146.00
Miss Matie Keeney, court stenographer, was allowed $150 for thirty days' services during the term.
CIRCUIT COURT.
John B. Cooper vs. Margaret L. Cooper. Divorce. Defendant defaults and plaintiff is granted a divorce, the defendant recovering her costs from plaintiff.
State ex rel Louisa May Osborn vs. Chas. Annable et al. To review judgment. Court finds that judment in said cause is erroneous and should be set aside and that the ruling of the court sustaining the demurrer to the complaint is erroneous and should be set aside. Said cause is redocketed and plaintiff is ordered to recover her costs from the defendants.
Same vs. Chas. Annable et al. Complaint. Judgment set aside and demurrer to the complaint overruled, to which defendants except, and are ruled to answer.
State vs. Albert Terrell. Forgery. Court found defendant guilty and sentenced him to penitentiary for from two to fourteen years.
Irva Buchanan vs. F. G. Mclntire. Complaint. Dismissed. Nancy J. McCoy et al vs. Serena McCabe et al. Complaint. T. W. Sutton and J. Coppage named and appointment confirmed as appraisers of real estate.
Elizabeth L. Skaggs vs. Charles A. Skaggs. For wife's support. Dismissed. State vs. George Slater. Grand larceny. Defendant found guilty and sentenced to reformatory for from two to fourteen years.
Taylor Thompson allowed $102 for fifty-one days' service as court bailiff. In the matter of Samuel Voorsel. Declaration to become a citizen filed.
Foster A. Fletcher
V9.
Esther Horner.
On note and mortgage. Dismissed.
New Suits.
11. H. Ristino, trustee, vs. J. C. Knox et al. Complaint Chas. N. Vancleave vs. Eli Rutan. Foreclosure.
Death of Mrs. Durham's Sister.
Mrs. Mary Alison, of Greencastle, di=*d at the home of her daughter at Wade's Mill, Kentucky, on Monday, March 21, at the age of sixty-five. She was a sister of Mrs. George S. Durham, of this city.
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THE CRAWFORDSYILLE WEEKLY JOURNAL
Philadelphia Negro to Cover l'p Theft Exterminates a Family.
ONE WJTXESS SURVIVED
William Lane, Butler In (ho Employ of a Wealthy Wonijui, IJeliberatly Sets About Murder.
Ilis Kmplovor and Her Two Daughters Are Shot, liut One Lives to Confront Him.
Philadelphia, April 2.—Fearing that he would be arrested lor theft, William 11. j.ane, a colored butler, yesterday shot and killed, his employer, Mrs. Ella J. Furbusli, her 12-year-old daughter Madeline, and probably mortally wounded another daughter, JOloise, aged seven years, at their home, 052 North Fifteenth street. lane, who is 2b years ol age, escaped from the house, and lour hours later was captured by Philadelphia detectives while •waiting in Camden, N. J., to board a train for liridgeton. N. J. He was immediately brought to this city, was identified by little Eloise, and confessed his crime.
The murder was one of the most cold-blooded that lias been committed in this city for some time. Mrs. Furbush lived with her two daughters iu a line four-story house, which was furnished with all the comfort that an ample purse could provide. Lane had been her butler since Christmas, and besides him she had another colored servant, a woman named Agnes. Recently Mrs. Furbush had been missing small amounts of money, and finally she informed the police, who began an investigation which was still in progress when yesterday's tragedy was enacted. Suspicion fell on Lane and a warrant was sworn out for his arrest. According to Lane's confession he saw Mrs. Furbush on Monday night counting a large roll of bills. Knowing where she kept the money, he bided his time and at an opportune moment late in the evening he stole $70. Yesterday Mrs. Furbush missed the money and Questioned the colored man, but he denied all knowledge OL having seen it.
Expecting that the theft would be placed on him and that Mrs. Furbush would have him arrested, Lane planned to murder the mother and her children, rob the house and disappear, lie went to the third floor and found Mrs. Furbush in one of the middle rooms. Me shot her twice, once in the breast and then through the heart. She died instantly. Eloise, who was in another room, hearing the noise, ran in to sec what was the matter, and as she entered Lane shot her in the abdomen. She fell and he thought, he had also killed her. Without even attracting the attention ot the other servant, who was ironing in the outkitchen, I.ane went to the front door and called in Madeline, who was skating on roner skates on the sidewalk. He told her that her mother wanted her on the third floor, and without the slightest, suspicion of the tragedy that was being enacted and that she was going to her death, Madeline climbed the stairs without removing her skates. She went into a room adjoining that in which he mother lay dead. Lane followed her and as she cheerily called her mother, the negro shot her through the heart, killing her instantly. Lane in his confession says he then proceeded to rob the house. Ho found only $130, two watches and a pocketbook. and while he was searching for the jewelry he was interrupted by the arrival of two special policemen who had a warrant for his arrest, on the charge of larceny. They asked to see Mrs. Furbush, and Lane showed them to the receiving room on the second floor and said he would call his mistress. Recognizing one of the men as an officer, Lane hastily donned his overcoat and escaped by the rear of the house. All was quiet in the house and the policemen, hearing a moan, started an investigation and on the third floor hallway found little Eloise. To the policemen she said: "William shot my mother and my sister, and tried to kill me."
She was immediately sent to a hospital and the police dragnet was put in motion. At the police station Lane said he was sorry for what he had done. He was surprised to hear that Eloise was alive, and said he always liked her and he hated to kill her. but "it was necessary to do so." "Now that I have been caught," he added, "1 hope she will recover. I am also sorry for Mrs. Furbush and Madeline, but poverty tempted me to do it, and I must now suffer."
Oon: ros-ional.
Washington, April 2.-—The house yesterday made rapid progress with the sundry civil appropriation bill, completing '93 of the 339 pages of thy bill. He proceedings were without iscident. An agreement was reached by the senate to vote on the pending oleomargarine bill before adjournment tomorrow.
Fire Loss at Ijouisville.
Louisville. April 2.—The large warehouses of the Peasley-Gaulbert company at Fifteenth and Portland avenue, were destroyed by fire yesterday. The buildings were filled with paints and oils. The loss is about $200,000.
The use of ice, once regarded as a luxury, has become almost universally an Imperative necessity. To make this ice the more serviceable, a refrigerator is needed.
The qualities sought for In a refrigerator are preserratlon of perishable food and an economical use of Ice. The economicaruse of ice depends entirely upon the principle involved, the construction or the refrigerator, and in utilizing all the cold air.
The principle causes of decay in meats and fruits are dampness and varying temperaturccausing tbe expansion and contraction of tissues, which hasten de:ay: hence a dry atmosphere and mil-. form temperature conduce to their preservation.
These results can be obtained only by a perfect circulation of the air in the refrigerator and its condensation in the ice chamber. The Alaska is constructed upon strictly scientiilc principles, by which low temperature and dryness of air are naturally and inevitably obtained. -..
The Alaska possesses a provision chamber free from odor. The Alaska has preserved fresh meats perfectly for three eelis In the hottest weather.
The Alaska produces better resultsjwith less ice than any other refrigerator. The Alaska is a dry air refrigerator, snd the best one ever patented.
Alaska Refrigerators
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Works hand in hand with the woman in the Kitchen.
Book Cases and Secretaries Di ng Chairs
Sideboard*
Dining Tabl
Rockers, Couches
At prices in reach of all
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Uncle Sam's Business Fine.
The business of the Crawfordsville postollice for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1902, shows a gratifying in crease over last year as the following figures will show: Year ending March 81, 1901. 117,990.61 Year ending March 31, 1902 20,318.00
Increase...:.. $2,322.39
The month of March, 11)02, showed a business of $2,114.91), while March a year ago amounted to only $1,751.88.
This increase in business is pleasing to the public of course but i,t has a peculiar interest for Postmaster Nye and his assistant, Mr. Doherty. each of whom will receive an increase of $100 a year in salary. It will also add weight to the request now on file at Washington for another carrier whose services are badly needed. Frankfort's business amounts to only $1(5,000 but she has live carriers, the same number on duty here.
Token to the Reformatory.
Sherifl'McCullough Tuesday afternoon took George W. Slater to the JelTersonville reformatory to serve a sentenco of from two to fourteen years for having robbed John Pittman at Darlington of STO last week.
Walnut Township Delegates.
State—A. W. Johnson and Wm. A. Dice. Senatorial—John Dale and Cal Cana iy.
READ the Peoples' Excnange columi/ this paper for bargains.
8aBH8aBHg8«S 1902 Alaska Household Refrigerator
AND ICE CHBST,
The ice rests on a corrugated galvanized iron rack, which is so constructed as to leave an air passage tinder the iron. The warm air in the provision chamber rises through the Hues at each etd of the ice chamber, comes in contact with the ice at the central opening in the iid Hue, becomes colder and drops under the ice rack, where all moisture is condensed, and falls through the central opening under the ice into the provision chamber, cold and dry. No other system keeps the air so long in «'ontact with the ice as the Alaska does, consequentlylthe Alaska does its work more thoroughly than any other refrigerator.
Highest awards at the ^World's'.Columbian Exposition, Atlanta Exposition, Tennessee Centennial Exposition and PanAmerican Exposition. We have sold this Refrigerator for 1.H years and they are scattered all over the city and county. No better made and no refrigcrator[ilnished as nice. We will.have our 1902 line in for inspection in a few days. Will have ice chests andjporceialn lined refrigerators. They are the latest and best, so eas.v^to keep clean. Cost a little more but cheaper in the long run. You can see all the styles. We carry them in stock. Come and see what we have.
Pullman sleepers through from Chicago to St. Augustine, Fla., without change. Pullman sleeDers through from Louisville to St Augustine, Pla without change.
Pullman sleepers through from St. Louis to Charleston, S. C., without change. Pullman sleepers through from Cincinnati to Charleston, S. C., without change.
Pullman sleepers through from Cincinnati to Jacksonville, Fla.. without change, passing through Asheville and the famous "Land of the Sky."
Cafe, Dining Cars and Observation Cars elegant day coaches. Remember the CHICAGO & FLORIDA SPECIAL, leaving Chicago daily except Sunday.
THE FAMOUS FLORIDA LIMITED, leaving Chicago daily, both for St Augustine, Fla., with close connection at Jacksonville for east and west coast points in Florida,
Low rates to all winter resorts in the south and to Charleston. S. C., account the South Carolina, Interstate and West Indian Exposition.
For rates and full particulars call on any ticket agent or write S. McCULLOUGH, N. W. P. A., 225 Dearborn St., Chicago. G. B. ALLEN, A. G. P. A., St. Louis. Mo.
Cheap-Rate Excursions California
April 20 to 27, account National Convention, Federation of Women's Clubs, Los Angeles, Anybody may go—at $50 round trip from Chicago, $47.50 from St. Louis, 845 from Kansas City Corresponding rates from all points east. Choice of direct routes returning: final limit June 25. On the way visit Indian Puebloes, Grand Canyon of Arizona, Yosemiteand San Joaquin Valley. The Santa Fe is the comfortable way to go—superb service of The California Limited personallyconducted tourist-car excursions Harvey meals, best in the world. Write for our books, enclosing 10 cents in stamps.
SANTA PB
A. ANDREWS, General Agent,
108 N Fourth St, St. Louis, Mo.
3255v
Barnhill, Hornaday & Pickett
MONON ROUTB.
NOBTH. SOUTH. No.*18—9:41 a. No.»17—4:26 p. No. 6—1:20 p.m. No. 6—1:10 p. No. 4—2:09 a, m. .No. 8—1:40 a. No.*44—2:55 p. No.»4l—8:86 a.
Daily Except Sundav.
BIO 4—PEORIA DIVISION. •AST. WBST. No. 2—9:66 a. No. 0—8:56 a. No. 6—1:11 p. No. 11—1:20 p. No. 18—4:69 p. No. •—6:46 p. m, No 84—2:16 a. No. 15—1:00 a.
ID.
VANDAL1A.
NORTH BOUND. SOUTH BOUND No. 14—8:24 a. ...No. 21—9:28 a. nr No. 8—8:27 p. No. 8—4:18 p. re Local fr't—l:16p. m. Local fr't—1 :lf p.
Florida!
And the South for Pleasure, Comfort and Rest
VIA
Southern Railway.
The Southern Railway provides the very best for Its patrons. The through service from Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville and Cincinnati to the South is unequaled.
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TRAVEL VIA THE
Big Pour.
Wagner bleeping Oars, Private Compartment Sleeping
OarB,
Buffet Parlor Oars, Elegant Day OosoLea
D1NIING CARS.
ELEGANT EQUIPMENT, SUPERIOR SERVICE. WABBHN J. LYNCH, W. P. DIPPB,
Pass. Traf. Mgr. Asst. Q. P. & T. Ag» CINCINNATI, OHIO.
Vandalia Line
TIME TABLE. NORTH BOUND.
J*0, fir—': 8:24 a. Local Freight 1.15 No. 8_ 6:27 p. Lake Special—Saturdays only 12:23 p.
SOUTIJ/BOUND.
No. 21 ... 9 28 a. Local Freight...: i:i6 No. 8. 4:18 p. Lake Special—Mondays only 1:58 p.
No. 14 at 8:24 a. m. makes connection at Colfax -with Big Four east and west. At Plymouth with P. F. W. & C. east and west, and with L. E. & W. for LaPorte and Michigan City.
No. 8 south at 4:18 p. m. connects with El A T. H. fast train south at Torre Haute.
C. Hutchinson, Agtt
Service Resumed
SEASON 1902
Florida Limited
VIA
Louisville&Nashville Ry
TO
Jacksonville
and
St. Augustine
AND ALL POINTS IN
Florida
A DAILY SOLID TRAIN
Through Coaches, Drawing Room Sleepers. Dining Cars. S£S52LJ2££S PlntachGas
The Fastest and Finest Service South
For time table, maps, rates and Sleeping Car reservation, address C. L. Stone, Gen. Pass. A£t„ Louisville, Ky.
MONON ROUTE
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TO CHICAGO. MICHIGAN CITY AND THE NORTH Louisville and the South.
Parlor and Dining Oars by Day. Palaoe Buffet Sleeping Cars by Night.
Preacn Lick and Wests Baden Springs
F. J. RKED, Sen. Pass. Agt. CHAS. J. ROCKWELL, TrafT. Mgr. W. H. M'DOEL Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
TIME CARD.
I (In effect June 2, 1901.)
NORTH BOUND.
No. 18—Dally (Except Sunday) 9:41 a. a. No. 6—Daily .1:20 p.m. No. 4—Dally .2:09 a. m, No. 44—Local Fr't Dally (Ex. S'nd'y)2:66 r. m,
SOUTH BQUND.
No. 17—Dally£(Except Sunday) 4:26 p. rc, No. 5—Dally l:10 p. nc, No. 8—Dally -1:40 a. m, No. 43—Loo&l Fr't DallyKEx. S'nd'y)8:85a. rr,
C. H.
WASSON,
Agent.